South Korea urges peace from North

June 6 - South Korean President urges the North to choose peace and prosperity rather than conflict during memorial. Nick Rowlands reporting.

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South Korean president Lee Myung back and his wife attend the memorial that they seven and in Seoul on Monday. The president. Used to disseminate to try to appease the north which when flooding threatens to attack the self. North Korea should end its pursuit of confrontation and conflict. And to make a move towards peace and prosperity. We will continue to make sincere and consistent efforts for this with patients. These comments came off to North Korea's military I'll take revenge after hearing from the South Korean media. The army training centers had -- pictures of Kim -- knew the target practice. North committed claims officials from the south towards life the north into attending a series of summits and political -- of communication with itself. -- has admitted secret talks took place in Beijing. But says they were aimed at extracting an assurance from the north. Not to repeat the kind of attacks which lost you killed fifty South Koreans and drastically increased tensions on the peninsula. -- Voices.